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  • Features

    Gimbal-mounted lighting

    2008-05-23T00:00:00Z

    Sill Lighting has introduced a gimbal range of lighting.

  • Features

    Laminate panelling

    2008-05-23T00:00:00Z

    Polyrey has launched Papago, a collection of decorative laminate wall panelling for interior applications.

  • Features

    Heavy duty partitioning

    2008-05-23T00:00:00Z

    British Gypsum has introduced a hybrid version of its GypWall Extreme partition system for applications that need one side of the wall to perform beyond the BS5234 “Severe Duty” rating.

  • Features

    Self-cleaning cladding

    2008-05-23T00:00:00Z

    SpeedDeck Building Systems has enhanced its Vitesse steel-faced architectural wall cladding products by offering an optional self-cleaning surface.

  • Features

    Suspended ceilings

    2008-05-23T00:00:00Z

    Armstrong World Industries, a supplier of suspended ceiling systems, has extended its range of metal ceiling solutions with the introduction of the Orcal Canopy.

  • Features

    Laminate cladding

    2008-05-23T00:00:00Z

    Abet’s MEG collection of exterior grade laminate has been extended to provide a new range of colours, styles and finishes.

  • Features

    Spotlights

    2008-05-23T00:00:00Z

    Zumtobel’s new Arcos spotlight and wallwasher system provides architects and designers with a complete range of spotlights for specification in museums, art galleries and shops.

  • News

    Athletes’ village

    2008-05-23T00:00:00Z

    Lend Lease has appointed architects Caruso St John, dRMM, Denton Corker Marshall, DSDHA, Eric Parry, Ian Ritchie, and Lifschutz Davidson Sandilands to help design the £2bn Athletes’ village for the 2012 Olympics.

  • News

    Scottish Futures Trust

    2008-05-23T00:00:00Z

    The Scottish Builders Federation has warned the SNP government that proposals to establish a Scottish Futures Trust (SFT) to replace PFI and PPP on public sector projects will delay infrastructure schemes.

  • News

    Egan survey

    2008-05-23T00:00:00Z

    Constructing Excellence wants your views on the industry response to the targets in Sir John Egan’s 1998 report, Rethinking Construction.

  • Denise Chevin
    Comment

    What happens in the second act?

    2008-05-23T00:00:00Z

    After what has seemed like endless dithering on the part of the government, and endless lobbying campaigns by the interested parties, the reform of the 1996 Construction Act is finally on its way.

  • News

    Join the Kew

    2008-05-23T00:00:00Z

    Marks Barfield’s treetop walkway is to open at Kew Gardens in west London tomorrow.

  • News

    Union warns councils of job losses

    2008-05-23T00:00:00Z

    Union official Bob Blackman has urged council to “think carefully” before removing from their tender lists companies that are being investigated by the OFT for price-rigging .

  • News

    Egan: housebuilders have done ‘absolutely nothing’ to improve

    2008-05-23T00:00:00Z

    Sir John Egan has attacked housebuilders for not implementing the recommendations in his Rethinking Construction report.

  • News

    Specifier 23 May 2008

    2008-05-23T00:00:00Z

  • Valley roof
    News

    Walking the plank

    2008-05-22T13:10:00Z

    Workers solve the tricky problem of accessing the roof valley without a ladder by using next door's bay window

  • Richard Rogers
    News

    Rogers: eco towns not sustainable

    2008-05-22T12:40:00Z

    Labour peer says eco-town plans 'one of the biggest mistakes government could make'

  • The Shard
    News

    Turner & Townsend to project-manage the Shard

    2008-05-22T10:10:00Z

    Consultant drafted in to strengthen team as Mace tries to work out how much tower will cost

  • Consruction cranes
    News

    'Excellent' response to construction Diploma

    2008-05-22T00:20:00Z

    Construction diploma is 'oversubscribed' in some areas though takeup by students of all Diplomas is lower than expected

  • News

    ConstructionSkills appoints new chief executive

    2008-05-22T12:49:00Z

    Mark Farrar to take over from Peter Lobban as chief executive this summer